Robert Connolly is an acclaimed Australian screen producer, director and writer. His recent film The Dry was a critical and commercial success followed by the sequel Force of Nature and Blueback, screening at the Toronto International Film Festival and Sundance Film Festival. His most recent film The Surfer premiered in Official Selection at the Cannes Film Festival in 2024.
Robert’s other feature film credits include The Bank, Three Dollars, Balibo, Underground: The Julian Assange Story and Paper Planes. He has worked with international and Australian casts that include Oscar Isaac, Eric Bana and Mia Wasikowska.
On television, Robert was one of the featured directors of the International Emmy-nominated limited series The Slap, with other credits including Barracuda for NBC Universal and the political thriller Deep State starring Mark Strong.
Through his Australian production company Arenamedia, Robert’s producing credits include The Surfer starring Nicholas Cage, Frances O’Connor’s directorial debut Emily starring Emma Mackey, The Boys, Romulus, My Father and The Turning, an acclaimed innovative feature film starring Cate Blanchett, Hugo Weaving and Rose Byrne. His company has championed new First Nations filmmakers including Jub Clerc (Sweet As) and Stephen Page (Spear).
The Asia Pacific Screen Academy expresses its respect for and acknowledgement of the South East Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. We pay our respects to the Traditional Owners of country, including the custodial communities on whose land works are created and celebrated by the Asia Pacific Screen Awards. We acknowledge the continuing connection to land, waters and communities. We also pay our respects to Elders, past and emerging. We recognise the integral role Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and First Nations peoples continue to play in storytelling and celebration spaces.
